أَهْوَىI love قَمَراًa moon لهto him المعانيall meanings رِقُenslaved
أَهْوَى قَمَراً له المعاني رِقُ
منْfrom صُبْحِthe dawn جَبيِنِهhis brow أَضاءَshone الشرقُthe East
منْ صُبْحِ جَبيِنِه أَضاءَ الشرقُ
I love a moon to whom all meanings are in thrall.
From the dawn of his brow, the East shone bright.
تدريdo you know باللِهby God ماwhat يقولُsays البرقُthe lightning
تدري باللِه ما يقولُ البرقُ
ماthere is no بينَbetween ثَنَايَاهُhis front teeth وبَيْنِيand between me فرقُdifference
ما بينَ ثَنَايَاهُ وبَيْنِي فرقُ
Do you know, by God, what the lightning says?
"There is no difference between his front teeth and me."
Sol 6.1